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• AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879
THE TRYON DAILY BULLETIN
The World's Smallest daily Newspaper. Seth M. Vining, Editor
(Vol. 22—No. 213) TRYON; N. C., WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21, 1949
Weather Tuesday: High 65, low
35. Today is the shortest day
of the year.
Watch that fellow! If you see
him stealing lights from the Christ
mas trees on Trade Street. He
is a dangerous criminal. He does
n’t steal because he is hungry.
You can forgive for that. He steals
from cruel, spiteful motives. He
steals from you and your friends
and robs them of the enjoyment of
beautiful lighted trees that were
up for the pleasure of every
B including the thief. Some of
the lights have been broken on the
spot. He destroyed property that
he couldn’t use. Stuch a fellow
will do you dirt just to see you
squirm. Watch him. Police are
looking for him because such-a
fellow will be a marked man as
he grows up and his picture will
be posted in post offices all over
the nation as a wanted man.
Neighbors will see these stolen
bulbs. And they’ll know the kind
of fellow he is. Parents, if your
children bring home some of the
stolen bulbs please check on how
they got them. The thief could give
them away for the heck of it. Any
boy that will steal from you and
all lovers of the Christmas spirit
will bear watching to save him
from himself.
Ralph Erskine To Read
Dickens Christinas Carol
On Monday, Dec. 26th at 3:30
P* m., at the Lanier Library, Ralph
C. Erskine, author and educator,
will read Dickens Christmas Carol.
The Library Committee is inviting
everyone to “come and enjoy again
this timeless story of Scrooge and
Tiny Tim. All ages will be wel
come.”
Court House to Close
For The Holidays
The offices in the County Court
House in Columbus will close Fri
' day noon and stay closed until
Tuesday morning, Dec. 27th, ac
cording to an announcement by
officials.
Stores Close Monday
The Tryon stores, bank and post
office will be closed Mohday, Dec.
26 since Christmas comes on Sun
day this year, according to W. Mar
shall Ballew, chairman of the
Tryon Chamber of Commerce Mer
chants Committee.
TAX LISTERS NAMED
County Tax Supervisor Jesse L.
Rhodes has announced the appoint
ment of the following tax listers
for the various townships in Polk
County beginning Jan. 3rd:
Columbus, Mrs. Carl Whitlow;
Green Creek, Mrs. Clint Swain;
White Oak, Mrs. Ethel Carswell;
Cooper's Gap, Dan Ledbetter; Sa
luda, Roy E, Ward; Tryon, Mrs.
B. E. Samples- and Mrs. W. H.
Brock.